Category Archives: news

ReadBeam makes it easy to read newspapers and blogs on your ereader

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Chris Walters

If you don’t want to use Calibre, or can’t be bothered to figure out how to use it to subscribe to news feeds and send them to your ereader, you might want to give ReadBeam a try. The service offers … Continue reading →

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Rowling will sell the Harry Potter ebooks on her own starting in October

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris Walters

The Harry Potter series may take place in the modern world, but it’s always been somewhat removed from it, emphasizing magic and wizarding dynasties over digital technology. The same has held true for the actual books, which have always been … Continue reading →

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What you need to know about the ‘Spam on the Kindle’ story

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Chris Walters

The hot story the past few days is that spam ebooks are taking over the marketplace. Here are a few points you should consider while reading such articles and blog posts. Continue reading →

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Apple relaxes app rules for ebook apps

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Chris Walters

It looks like Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and any other ereader app currently on iOS won’t be disappearing from the App Store after the end of the month after all. Mac Rumors is reporting that Apple has removed its most controversial … Continue reading →

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PCMag calls Nook Touch the new king of ereaders

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Chris Walters

Has the Kindle 3 been beaten by Barnes & Noble’s elegant new touchscreen Nook? Yes, says PCMag: it’s smaller, lighter, and more user friendly, with the same Pearl E Ink screen. Continue reading →

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Rumor: Amazon to offer EPUB format on Kindle “soon”

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Chris Walters

Citing off-the-record statements by four different publishers, the blog Good E-Reader today announced that Amazon will soon offer EPUB format books on the Kindle platform: Four publishers in the last week have confirmed that Amazon has indeed told them they … Continue reading →

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It’s the Day Against DRM; does anybody care?

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Chris Walters

Why isn’t the Day Against DRM a bigger deal among ebook consumers? Continue reading →

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Walmart to sell Kindles starting this week

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Chris Walters

Amazon has announced that Walmart will begin selling 3G Kindles and the ad-subsidized Kindle with Special Offers starting this week. No mention of the Wi-Fi only models that aren’t subsidized, however. Walmart makes the ninth retailer to sell Kindle devices. … Continue reading →

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